Dante

American  

[dan-tee, dahn-tey, dahn-te] / ˈdæn ti, ˈdɑn teɪ, ˈdɑn tɛ /

noun

1. Dante Alighieri, 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.

---

Dante British  

/ ˈdæntɪ, ˈdante, dænˈtiːən, ˈdɑːnteɪ, ˈdæntɪən, dænˈtɛsk /

noun

1. full name Dante Alighieri ( Italian aliˈɡjɛːri). 1265–1321, Italian poet famous for La Divina Commedia (?1309–?1320), an allegorical account of his journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, guided by Virgil and his idealized love Beatrice. His other works include La Vita Nuova (?1292), in which he celebrates his love for Beatrice

---

Dante Cultural  

1. An Italian poet of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries; his full name was Dante Alighieri. Dante is remembered for his masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, an epic about hell, purgatory, and heaven. The Divine Comedy was written as a memorial to Beatrice, a woman whom Dante loved and who died at an early age.

---

Other Word Forms

• Dantean
  adjective

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Dante

In the Hand of Dante does impressively little with an incredible cast, writes Laura Miller.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026

Dante Vicino, the operations director, said Vivos still planned to deliver the amenities but is focused on building out individual units first in a remote location where labor is hard to find.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

Dante Alighieri's Inferno may contain more than religious symbolism and poetic imagination.

From Science Daily ● May 11, 2026

“The ‘Burbs” reimagines the 1989 Joe Dante movie starring Tom Hanks for a modern era.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026

We went upstairs and Dante showed me his room.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz